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Cast
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Melissa McCarthy | As: Lee Israel |
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Richard E. Grant | As: Jack Hock |
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Dolly Wells | As: Anna |
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Ben Falcone | As: Alan Schmidt |
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Gregory Korostishevsky | As: Andrei |
Storyline
When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
| Tagline: | Her greatest work will be her biggest crime. |
| Certification: | R |
Cast
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Melissa McCarthy |
Lee Israel |
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Richard E. Grant |
Jack Hock |
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Dolly Wells |
Anna |
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Ben Falcone |
Alan Schmidt |
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Gregory Korostishevsky |
Andrei |
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Jane Curtin |
Marjorie |
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Stephen Spinella |
Paul |
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Christian Navarro |
Kurt |
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Pun Bandhu |
Agent Doyle |
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Erik LaRay Harvey |
Agent Solanas |
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Brandon Scott Jones |
Glen |
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Shae D'Lyn |
Nell |
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Rosal Colon |
Rachel |
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Anna Deavere Smith |
Elaine |
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Marc Evan Jackson |
Lloyd |
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Marcella Lowery |
Guest at Party |
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Roberta Wallach |
Tom Clancy Groupie |
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Tina Benko |
Karen |
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Sandy Rosenberg |
Yale Librarian |
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Kevin Carolan |
Tom Clancy |
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Ben Rauch |
Coat Check Guy |
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Ethel Fisher |
Mrs. Unger |
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Chris Lamberth |
Exterminator |
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Joanna Adler |
Arlene |
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Mary B. McCann |
Judge |
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Michael Laurence |
Fenwick |
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Michael Cyril Creighton |
Harry |
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Alice Kremelberg |
Server |
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Moisés Acevedo |
Stationery Clerk |
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Lucy DeVito |
Gossipy Office Worker |
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Josh Evans |
Boss in Office |
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Ricky Garcia |
Security Guard |
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Charlotte Mary Wen |
Cubicle Worker |
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Marcus Choi |
Another Cubicle Worker |
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Justin Vivian Bond |
Lounge Singer |
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Tim Cummings |
Craig |
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Havilah Brewster |
Toni |
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Dann Fink |
Male (voice) |
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Zabryna Guevara |
Female (voice) |
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Bonita Hamilton |
Female (voice) |
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Dan McCabe |
Male (voice) |
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Sean Oliver |
Male (voice) |
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Lori Prince |
Female (voice) |
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Armando Riesco |
Male (voice) |
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Sandy Rustin |
Female (voice) |
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George Aloi |
Literary Agent (uncredited) |
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Tiffany Blair |
Lady with Bird (uncredited) |
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Linwood Brown |
Prosecutor (uncredited) |
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Kevin Cristaldi |
Other Dealer (uncredited) |
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Barbara Ann Davison |
Bookstore Employee (uncredited) |
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Peter Donovan |
Greg (uncredited) |
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Antoine Drye |
Musician in Bar Scene (uncredited) |
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Liz Eng |
Lisa (uncredited) |
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George R. Golden |
Bookshop Browser (uncredited) |
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Anne Hollister |
Young Girl at Vet (uncredited) |
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Katie Kocik |
Bookstore Customer (uncredited) |
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Ron Maestri |
Book Store Customer (uncredited) |
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Doris McCarthy |
Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Wayne J. Miller |
Pancake Man at Counter (uncredited) |
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Bill Walters |
Homeless Man (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Marielle Heller |
Director |
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Karen Kane |
First Assistant Director |
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Rebecca Breckel |
Script Supervisor |
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Chelsea Ryan |
Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Nicole Holofcener |
Screenplay |
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Lee Israel |
Book |
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Jeff Whitty |
Screenplay |
Production Crew
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Jawal Nga |
Executive Producer |
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Amy Nauiokas |
Producer |
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David Yarnell |
Producer |
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Pamela Hirsch |
Executive Producer |
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Anne Carey |
Producer |
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Bob Balaban |
Executive Producer |
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Sascha Springer |
Location Manager |
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Jennifer Euston |
Casting |
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Charlie Dibe |
Unit Production Manager |
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Shani Geva |
Associate Producer |
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Jimmy Gribbin |
Location Assistant |
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Pamela Hirsch |
Unit Production Manager |
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John O'Grady |
Associate Producer |
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Chuck Ryant |
Associate Producer |
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Loriel Letizia |
Location Coordinator |
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Hannah L. Smith |
Production Secretary |
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T.K. Knowles |
Associate Producer |
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David M. Waldron |
Background Casting Director |
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Dann Fink |
ADR Voice Casting |
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Tony Behringer |
Background Casting Director |
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S.J. Allocco |
Casting Associate |
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Jamie Coffey |
Payroll Accountant |
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Stephanie DeCourcey |
Background Casting Director |
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Cinder Chou |
Production Coordinator |
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Nick Pray |
Assistant Location Manager |
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Bruce Winant |
ADR Voice Casting |
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Patrick O'Hala |
Assistant Location Manager |
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Alyssa Alimaras |
Location Assistant |
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Josh Nadelman |
Assistant Production Coordinator |
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Shellie Gillespie |
Production Accountant |
Edited By
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Mateo Márquez |
Digital Intermediate Assistant |
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Anne McCabe |
Editor |
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Adam Dicterow |
First Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Ma Kalaadevi Ananda |
Makeup Department Head |
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Arjun Bhasin |
Costume Design |
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Tracey Phillips-Boone |
Costume Supervisor |
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Lawrence Bell |
Tailor |
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Erika Abberton |
Hairstylist |
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Jen Grubbs |
Costume Assistant |
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Jessica Hunt |
Key Costumer |
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Lemuel Herarte |
Costume Assistant |
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Victoria Wood |
Wigmaker |
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Christa Lewandowski |
Costume Coordinator |
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Ma Kalaadevi Ananda |
Makeup Artist |
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Linda D. Flowers |
Wig Designer |
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James Hammer |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Barbara Sansone |
Hairstylist |
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Kayla Viani |
Costumer |
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Dahlia Warner |
Key Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Glenfield Payne |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Damian Volpe |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Nate Heller |
Original Music Composer |
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Joe White |
Sound Mixer |
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Robert Fernandez |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Adam Bennati |
Music Coordinator |
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Rachel Chancey |
Foley Editor |
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Ted Caplan |
Music Editor |
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Howard Paar |
Music Supervisor |
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Filipe Messeder |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Timothy R. Boyce Jr. |
Boom Operator |
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Tony Martinez |
Dialogue Editor |
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Matt Snedecor |
Foley Recordist |
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Michael Rivera |
ADR Recordist |
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Jay Peck |
Foley Artist |
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Robert Hein |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Bobby Johanson |
ADR Mixer |
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Nate Heller |
Orchestrator |
Visual Effects
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Shannen Walsh |
Visual Effects Coordinator |
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Matthew T. Griffin |
Visual Effects Producer |
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John Bair |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Renuka Ballal |
Visual Effects Producer |
Camera
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Brandon Trost |
Director of Photography |
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Brian Lynch |
Second Assistant "B" Camera |
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Tim Metivier |
First Assistant "A" Camera |
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Mike Morini |
Dolly Grip |
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Todd Antonio Somodevilla |
"B" Camera Operator |
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David Stern |
Key Grip |
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Mary Cybulski |
Still Photographer |
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John S. Moyer |
"A" Camera Operator |
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Dave Palestine |
Dolly Grip |
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Matthew Selkirk |
Digital Imaging Technician |
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John S. Moyer |
Steadicam Operator |
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Graham Burt |
First Assistant "B" Camera |
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Graham Burt |
Second Assistant "A" Camera |
Lighting
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Richard P. Ulivella |
Chief Lighting Technician |
Art Department
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Deborah Wheatley |
Assistant Art Director |
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Sarah E. McMillan |
Set Decoration |
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Stephen H. Carter |
Production Design |
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Marci Mudd |
Art Direction |
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Andrea Burrell |
Graphic Designer |
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Henriette Lopez |
Assistant Set Decoration |
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Jack Mortellaro Jr. |
Leadman |
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Jill Alexander |
Property Master |
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Truman Clark McCasland |
Art Department Coordinator |
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Matt Duncan |
Set Decoration Buyer |
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Graham Wichman |
Set Decoration Buyer |
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Lisa Green |
Assistant Property Master |
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Michael Herlihy |
Construction Coordinator |
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Teddy Blanks |
Title Designer |
Other Crew
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Vance Miller |
CG Supervisor |
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Brian Lynch |
Loader |
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Kelley Cribben |
Post Production Supervisor |
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Kim Safatsky |
Animal Wrangler |
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Sean Heilig |
Transportation Captain |
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Mike Myers |
Special Effects Coordinator |
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Brooke Ensign |
Unit Publicist |
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Frank Beggins |
Transportation Co-Captain |
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